528 Lab Experiments:

Fall 2020 Course and Lab Syllabus

Memo Reports Required (5)

MicroHardness (revised)

Heat Treatment of steels

Cold work, recovery, recrystallization & grain growth

Precipitation hardening in 7075 Al-alloys

Metallographic observations

Lab Book Write up (3)

Hardenability of steels

Scanning electron microscopy

Phase Transformation of Steel

Health and Safety Information - follow safety procedures and dress appropriately for lab (long sleeves, long pants and covered shoes).

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS)

Guidelines for Powerpoint Presentations

Brinell Hardness Calculation

Microindentation Hardness Info

Microstructure for 1045 and 4143 steel

SEM Guide

Project Outline

Memo Report Format

Formal Report Format

Lecture 1

Crystal structure and defects

Analytical Methods

Diffusion

Annealing

Binary Phase Diagrams

Phase Equilibria & Diagrams

Solid Solutions

Phase Diagrams

Solidification

Ferrous Alloys (TTT, CCT diagrams)

Non Ferrous Alloys